Search results matching tags 'PASS', 'Performance', and 'sql server connections'http://sqlblog.com/search/SearchResults.aspx?o=DateDescending&tag=PASS,Performance,sql+server+connections&orTags=0Search results matching tags 'PASS', 'Performance', and 'sql server connections'en-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Build: 61129.1)Where Can You Find Me the Rest of This Year?http://sqlblog.com/blogs/adam_machanic/archive/2011/08/21/where-can-you-find-me-the-rest-of-this-year.aspxMon, 22 Aug 2011 00:28:00 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:37983Adam Machanic<p>Autumn is creeping inevitably closer here in the US, and that means that speaking season is about to kick into high gear. Here's my current schedule for the remainder of the year:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>September 8, 17:00 GMT (online)</b> - <a href="http://www.sqlpass.org/24hours/fall2011/SessionsbySchedule/BaselineBasicsorWhoBroketheDatabase.aspx">24 Hours of PASS webcast: "Baseline Basics or: Who Broke the Database?"</a></p><blockquote><p>In this session, excerpted from my PASS Summit precon, I'll explain the whys and hows of using baselines to assist with performance tuning. <b>If you find yourself more often than not tuning <i>reactively </i>rather than <i>proactively</i></b>, this session is for you. This is a free webcast, so why not join in?<br></p></blockquote><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>September 8, 18:30 EDT (Waltham, MA)</b> - <a href="http://nesql.org/">New England SQL Server Users Group: "Windowing Functions in SQL Server 2008, Denali, and Beyond"</a></p><blockquote><p>Two in one day! This session will kick off the 2011/2012 New England SQL Server season, and will cover what are (in my ever-so-humble opinion) <b>the most important T-SQL enhancements in the past three versions of SQL Server</b>: windowing function enhancements. I'll discuss what's there in today's shipping versions, and the new and incredibly powerful functionality that Denali brings to the table. If you're in the Boston area, don't miss it!</p><p>&nbsp;</p></blockquote><p><b>September 17 (Atlanta, GA)</b> - <a href="http://sqlsaturday.com/89/schedule.aspx">SQL Saturday #89: (Two Talks) </a></p><blockquote><p>After the great time I had at this year's TechEd show in Atlanta I could hardly wait to get back. Luckily,<b> the fantastic SQL Server community in the Atlanta area</b> scheduled this event, which gave me the perfect excuse to pack my bags for a return trip. The speaker lineup for this event is rock-solid, and I'll be contributing with two talks: my introductory dive into SQL Server parallelism, and an overview of my 15 favorite activity monitoring dynamic management objects. This should be a great event by anyone's standards, and it's <i>free</i>, so if you live nearby you have literally no excuse not to attend.<br></p></blockquote><blockquote><p>&nbsp;</p></blockquote><p><b>October 11,&nbsp; 08:30 PDT (Seattle, WA) -</b> <a href="http://www.sqlpass.org/summit/2011/Speakers/CallForSpeakers/SessionDetail.aspx?sid=1627">PASS Community Summit Pre-Conference Seminar: No More Guessing! An Enlightened Approach to Performance Troubleshooting</a></p><blockquote><p><b>No more guessing! It's not just a catchphrase; it's a way of life</b>. When faced with performance problems we have a choice: we can either run around panicking, wasting everyone's time (including our own), or we can use the huge amount of information at our disposal to figure out what's <i>actually</i> wrong and fix it. As the calm and collected type, I prefer the second option, and so should you. If you'll be attending the PASS conference, join me on Tuesday to learn how you, too, can quickly and accurately pinpoint the root cause of your performance issues.</p></blockquote><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>October 12-14 (Seattle, WA)</b> - <a href="http://www.sqlpass.org/summit/2011/Speakers/CallForSpeakers/SessionDetail.aspx?sid=1256">PASS Community Summit Spotlight Session: Query Tuning Mastery: Zen and the Art of Workspace Memory</a></p><blockquote><p>Your query is running, and it needs to sort some data. Or to hash some data. Or to perform a parallel operation. These things take memory, and as any SQL Server professional knows, <b>in the world of SQL Server memory is worth much, much more than its weight in gold</b> (even given today's hugely-inflated prices). Attend this session to learn the ins and outs of workspace memory: what it is, why it's needed, where the memory comes from, and most importantly, how to control it to make certain queries faster and other queries not have to wait as long. Workspace memory tuning is a mostly untapped performance opportunity that many DBAs can heavily benefit from learning how to leverage. <br></p><p>&nbsp;</p></blockquote><p>&nbsp;<b>November 1-3 (Las Vegas, NV)</b> - <a href="http://www.devconnections.com/shows/fall2011/sessions.aspx?s=179">SQL Server Connections: (Three Talks)</a></p><blockquote><p>My final speaking engagement of the year will be <b>at the always-fun SQL Server Connections show in Vegas</b>. (It's in Vegas! How could it not be fun?!) I'll be doing three talks during the course of the show: An introductory talk on my favorite topic the past couple of years, parallelism in SQL Server; a much more advanced parallelism talk to build on that one; and a talk on the various dynamic management objects that can be used in the quest for ultimate SQL Server performance. Save a spot for me at the poker table!</p></blockquote><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>I'm really looking forward to these events.</b> If you're going to be there let me know in the comments, and/or feel free to find me at any of the shows and say hi. (Buying me a drink or two wouldn't hurt either.) See you there! <br></p>